Updated 11:28 pm, Thursday, September 19, 2013

A suspended Galveston judge pleaded guilty Thursday to two misdemeanors in exchange for two years of probation.

County Court-at-Law Judge Christopher Dupuy pleaded guilty to abuse of office and perjury in exchange for two years of deferred adjudication. If he successfully completes probation, he will not have a conviction on his record, his attorney said.

"Dupuy is not a monster," said Adam Brown. "He's just a guy who lost his temper."

Brown said his client will resign from the bench Friday. As part of the plea, he may not run for office again for two years.

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Dupuy was arrested in August for contempt of court and ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation for using his Facebook page to make personal attacks on the assistant attorney general prosecuting his case.

He was sentenced in August to 45 days in jail for that offense.

In May, Dupuy was indicted on eight criminal counts charging him with abuse of office, including retaliation against the attorney representing the judge's wife in a divorce case. The indictments came after a Galveston County attorney filed a lawsuit seeking his removal from office.

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The petition for removal accuses Dupuy of failing to obey an order from a state appeals court, abusing his authority by retaliating against attorneys and threatening the district clerk while attempting to interfere in his own divorce case. Dupuy was suspended by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct days after the indictments were handed down.

Harris County state District Judge Ryan Patrick, who is overseeing Dupuy's criminal case in Galveston district court, approved Thursday's plea deal.